An aura that is difficult to describe permeated the nineteen sixties; it was a “spirit” that was very tangible and constituted a movement that was very much one of those evolutionary leaps that pushes the race (human) forward and enlightens a culture. While the leap is similar to the one we are experiencing now, the feel […]
Author Archives: B. Kaufmann
Part 5 of 8 Black or White: Stalking the Panther
April 22, 2011 – 9:06 pm
Michael Jackson was the consummate shape shifter. I have said this before but I want to explain what is meant by that. And I want to tell you about shape shifting from a shaman’s perspective. In many Native American traditions, the medicine man or woman or tribal elder who holds the position of healer-priest-seer is […]
Part 4 of 8 Black or White: Short film part one
April 16, 2011 – 8:48 pm
The film begins in the clouds. What are we doing in the clouds? Why begin in the clouds? The clouds are metaphorically the home of God, the Angels, lofty ideas, music of the spheres, the higher self, the cosmos, the genesis of genius, inspiration and all things spiritual. Are we taking something from the Heavens […]
Part 3 of 8 Black or White: a little more history
April 12, 2011 – 12:39 am
Michael Jackson will always have a place in music history and even pop culture but what about in history as in the evolution of man—or humankind? Michael played a huge part in the advancement of humanity as an African American, as a freedom fighter and peace activist. The world that Michael grew up in was […]
Part 2 of 8 Black or White: background- Black or White & Proud
April 6, 2011 – 9:53 pm
A friend and I were having a conversation about Michael Jackson and his life’s work and the song, lyrics and the short film Black or White came up in discussion. Both of us grew up in the sixties and our dialogue covered most of the relevant issues and the discussion went on for hours. I brought […]
Part 1 of 8 Black or White: The Series Intro
April 5, 2011 – 3:37 pm
If asked what song by Michael Jackson I like best, I would have to say “Man in the Mirror.” But if the question was which song was the most influential or had the most impact in the context of history, it would be “Black or White.” Michael Jackson was a civil rights activist and freedom […]
Taku Wakahn Skan Skan
March 31, 2011 – 10:55 am
How much space does the human mind occupy? Is “mind” a metaphor or an entity? Does it live inside the folds of the brain? Outside? Does it have edges, boundaries, or restrictions? Is your mind limited by what you believe? Jeanne Houston, called the “planetary midwife,” Brian Swimme, mathematician and cosmologist, and Peter Russell (The […]
Elizabeth, I love you.
March 23, 2011 – 10:57 pm
“Elizabeth’s freindship is like the perfect jewels she owns, indestructable and eternal.” ~Michael Jackson Here is what another Jackson brother said about about Elizabeth Taylor, just today: “Elizabeth Taylor was an impactful person in this industry and on society as a whole. I specifically admire her charitable efforts including bringing early awareness to […]
A Warm Michael Fuzzy
March 17, 2011 – 9:39 pm
When people actually met Michael Jackson or spent any time with him their recollections of him are so widely different than those who never met him yet wrote about him or set themselves up as “experts” on his life. One wonders, why is that? There are more complicated reasons for these contradictions that will be […]
Finding Again- Neverland: More about Empaths & Vibes
March 11, 2011 – 3:29 pm
Reprinted from Inner Michael’s Mirror at Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait: It takes one to know one. That is what “they” say and sometimes “they” are right. There is a deeper “knowing” that doesn’t come from a cerebral place. It is not intellectual nor verbal nor visual. It is corporeal, and when finely tuned it borders on […]
